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'''''Repeat Performance''''' are a series of budget [[compilation album]]s that were issued by [[Charisma Records]] in 1980. The first of the series was a various artists compilation, subsequent albums showcased an artist on the label. BG004, claimed to be a compilation of [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charismalabel.com/charcs.htm |title=The Famous Charisma Label |website=Charismalabel.com |access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref> was unissued.

==Various artists==
{{Infobox album
| name       = Repeat Performance
| type       = compilation
| artist     = Various Artists
| cover      = VARepeatPerformance.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 5 September 1980<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1980/Music-Week-1980-09-06.pdf|title=Music Week|page=28}}</ref>
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Hard rock]]
| length     =
| label      = [[Charisma Records]] - BG001
| producer   =
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title =
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}}
;Side 1
#[[Van der Graaf Generator]] - "[[Theme One]]"
#[[Lindisfarne (band)|Lindisfarne]] - "[[Lady Eleanor]]"
#[[Rare Bird]] - "[[Sympathy (Rare Bird song)|Sympathy]]"
#[[Clifford T. Ward]] - "Gaye"
#[[String Driven Thing]] - "It's a Game"
#Capability Brown - "Liar"
#[[The Nice]] - "[[America (West Side Story song)|America]]"
;Side 2
#[[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] - "[[I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)]]"
#[[Gary Shearston]] - "[[I Get a Kick Out of You]]"
#[[Chris White (musician)|Chris White]] - "Spanish Wine"
#[[Peter Gabriel]] - "[[Solsbury Hill (song)|Solsbury Hill]]"
#[[Link Wray]] - "It's All Over Now"
#[[Steve Hackett]] - "Every Day"
#[[Bill Lovelady]] - "Reggae for It Now"

==Hawkwind==
{{Infobox album
| name       = Repeat Performance
| type       = compilation
| artist     = [[Hawkwind]]
| cover      = Repeat Performance - Hawkwind.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 5 September 1980<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1980/Music-Week-1980-09-06.pdf|title=Music Week|page=28}}</ref>
| recorded   = 1976 &ndash; 1979
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Hard rock]]
| length     =
| label      = [[Charisma Records]] - BG002
| producer   =
| prev_title = [[Masters of the Universe (Hawkwind album)|Masters of the Universe]]
| prev_year  = 1977
| next_title = [[Angels of Death (Hawkwind album)]]
| next_year  = 1986
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2007|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|edition=4th|isbn=978-0195313734|title-link=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref>
}}


'''''Repeat Performance''''' is the third compilation album of the English [[space rock]] group [[Hawkwind]], released in 1980 covering their contract period with Charisma Records from 1976 through to 1979. It succeeds the two previous [[United Artists Records]] compilation albums ''[[Roadhawks]]'' and ''[[Masters of the Universe (Hawkwind album)|Masters of the Universe]]'' which covered the periods 1970 to 1975.

The album draws from ''[[Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music]]'' (1976), ''[[Quark, Strangeness and Charm]]'' (1977), ''[[25 Years On]]'' (1978) and ''[[PXR5]]'' (1979). Also included is the single only release "Back on the Streets", subsequently included on the CD remaster of ''Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music'', and the single edits of "25 Years" and "Psi Power".

;Side 1
#"[[Kerb Crawler]]" ([[Robert Calvert]], [[Dave Brock]]) 3:45 – from ''Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music''
#"Back on the Streets" (Calvert, [[Paul Rudolph (musician)|Paul Rudolph]]) 2:58 – single A-side
#"[[Quark, Strangeness and Charm (single)|Quark, Strangeness and Charm]]" (Calvert, Brock) 3:06 – from ''Quark, Strangeness and Charm''
#"Spirit of the Age" (Calvert, Brock) 8:02 – from ''Quark, Strangeness and Charm''
#"Steppenwolf" (Calvert, Brock) 9:46 – from ''Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music''
;Side 2
#"[[25 Years (Hawkwind song)|25 Years]]" (Brock) 3:29 – from ''25 Years On''
#"Psi Power" (Calvert, Brock) 4:23 – from ''25 Years On''
#"The Only Ones" (Calvert, Brock) 4:23 – from ''25 Years On''
#"High Rise" (Calvert, [[Simon House]]) 4:40 – from ''PXR5''
#"Uncle Sam's on Mars" (Calvert, Brock, House, [[Simon King (musician)|Simon King]]) 5:42 – from ''PXR5''
{{Clear}}

==Van der Graaf Generator==
{{Infobox album
| name       = Repeat Performance
| type       = compilation
| artist     = [[Van der Graaf Generator]]
| cover      = VDGGRepeatPerformance.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 5 September 1980<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1980/Music-Week-1980-09-06.pdf|title=Music Week|page=28}}</ref>
| recorded   = 1969 – 1972
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Progressive rock]]
| length     =
| label      = [[Charisma Records]] - BG003
| producer   =
| prev_title = 68–71
| prev_year  = 1972
| next_title = [[Time Vaults]]
| next_year  = 1982
}}

'''''Repeat Performance''''' is the second compilation album of the English [[progressive rock]] group [[Van der Graaf Generator]], released in 1980, covering their first incarnation under contract with Charisma Records from 1969 through to 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/33441-Van-Der-Graaf-Generator-Repeat-Performance|title=Van Der Graaf Generator – Repeat Performance|accessdate=30 December 2021|via=www.discogs.com}}</ref>

It draws from the albums ''[[The Aerosol Grey Machine]]'' (1969), ''[[The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other]]'' (1970) and ''[[H to He, Who Am the Only One]]'' (1970) and ''[[Pawn Hearts]]'' (1971). Also included are the single only B-sides "Boat of Millions of Years" and "W", and a single version of "Refugees". This single version was a different recording than that on ''[[The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other]]'', and was released on a 7" and a 10" single in 2 different mixes. The one featured here is the rare 10" mix, which was released on CD so far only on the compilation ''I Prophesy Disaster'' (1993).

:All tracks written by [[Peter Hammill]]

;Side 1
#"Afterwards" – from ''The Aerosol Grey Machine''
#"Refugees" – 10" single version
#"Boat of Millions of Years" – b-side to "Refugees" single (1970)
#"W" – b-side to "[[Theme One]]" single (1972)
#"White Hammer" – from ''The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other''
;Side 2
#"Necromancer" – from ''The Aerosol Grey Machine''
#"The Emperor In His War Room" – from ''H to He, Who Am the Only One''
#*"The Emperor"
#*"The Room"
#"Man-Erg" – from ''Pawn Hearts''
{{Clear}}

The cassette issue in the UK contains an otherwise unreleased bonus track titled

{{indent|5}}4. "The Clot Thickens" which is a section of "[[A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers]]" on ''Pawn Hearts'', but goes on here a few seconds longer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15201212-Van-Der-Graaf-Generator-Repeat-Performance|title=Van Der Graaf Generator – Repeat Performance (1980, Cassette)|accessdate=30 December 2021|via=www.discogs.com}}</ref>

==Lindisfarne==
{{Infobox album
| name       = Repeat Performance
| type       = compilation
| artist     = [[Lindisfarne (band)|Lindisfarne]]
| cover      =
| alt        =
| released   = May 1981
| recorded   = 1970 – 1973
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Hard rock]]
| length     =
| label      = [[Charisma Records]] - BG005
| producer   =
| prev_title = Finest Hour
| prev_year  = 1975
| next_title = The Best Of Lindisfarne
| next_year  = 1986
}}

'''''Repeat Performance''''' is the second compilation album of the English [[folk rock]] group [[Lindisfarne (band)|Lindisfarne]], released in 1981 covering their contract period with Charisma Records from 1970 through to 1973.

It draws from the albums ''[[Nicely Out of Tune]]'' (1970), ''[[Fog on the Tyne]]'' (1971), ''[[Dingly Dell]]'' (1972) and ''[[Roll On, Ruby]]'' (1973), as well as non-album single B-sides

;Side 1
#"Clear White Light Part Two" ([[Alan Hull]]) – ''Nicely Out of Tune''
#"Knackers Yard Blues" ([[Rod Clements]]) – B-side of "Clear White Light Part Two"
#"Lady Eleanor" (Hull) – ''Nicely Out of Tune''
#"Nothing but the marvellous is beautiful" (Hull) – B-side to "Lady Eleanor"
#"Meet me on the corner" (Clements) – ''Fog on the Tyne''
#"Scotch Mist" (trad. arr. Lindisfarne) – B-side of "Meet Me on the Corner"
#"No time to lose" (Hull) 1973 – B-side of "Meet Me on the Corner"
;Side 2
#<LI VALUE="8">"All fall down" (Hull) – ''Dingly Dell''
#"We can swing together" [Live] (Hull) – ''Nicely Out of Tune''
#"Court in the act" (Hull) – ''Dingly Dell''
#"Don't ask me" (Clements) – ''Dingly Dell''
#"Taking care of business" (Hull) – ''Roll On, Ruby''
#"North Country Boy" (Tom Duffy) – ''Roll On, Ruby''
#"Fog on the Tyne" (Hull) – ''Fog on the Tyne''
#"Mandolin King" (Hull) – ''Dingly Dell''

==References==
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{{Van der Graaf Generator}}
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